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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/100 ;
Abstract
A memory cell configuration has word lines and bit lines that extend transversely with respect thereto. Memory elements with a giant magnetoresistive effect are respectively connected between one of the word lines and one of the bit lines. The bit lines are each connected to a sense amplifier by means of which the potential on the respective bit line can be regulated to a reference potential and at which an output signal can be picked off. The memory cell configuration can be used both as an MRAM and as an associative memory.